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2015 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

The Santa Lucia Highlands experience a long growing season due to cool summers and dry falls. Cool afternoons slow down the ripening process, resulting in a long maturation time, allowing full ripeness to be achieved.

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TASTING NOTES

Our Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir offers what this region in Monterey County is famous for: bold Pinot Noir with ripe fruit matched with a variety of savory elements, firm tannins and lively acidity that reflect the cooler climate. With black cherry and red currant fruit upfront, more savory notes of leather, dusty tobacco leaf, roasted coffee and smoked tea with mineral textures are revealed as the mid-palate unfolds. This wine walks the line between power and balance with chewy tannins surrounding the bold mix of flavors.